"President Biden responded to American frustration with pandemic restrictions, saying that it was still too soon to lift indoor mask mandates, while suggesting that other restrictions may soon be able to end."

"Mask mandates continued to fall in traditionally cautious blue states Wednesday as the number of U.S. coronavirus cases plunged, covid-19 hospitalizations dropped below 100,000 and the government’s chief medical adviser, Anthony S. Fauci, _...Read More_

"Officials are directing the travelers to use the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel or the Port Huron Blue Water Bridge instead of the Ambassador Bridge."

"Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York is ending the requirement that businesses check for proof of vaccination and enforce mask-wearing."

"With the Biden administration’s attempt to impose a national standard blocked, companies must navigate a thicket of local rules as they try to return employees to the workplace."

>"Cloth face coverings are less effective at protecting against COVID-19 than surgical masks and respirators, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in updated guidance on Friday."

>"The Supreme Court has blocked President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses while allowing a mandate for healthcare workers."

>"Europe cracks down on the unvaccinated while courts pause U.S. vaccine mandates"

CNN: Biden suffers string of court setbacks as administration's vaccine mandates are put on hold. >"'During a _...Read More_

“The Biden administration was blocked on Tuesday from enforcing two mandates requiring millions of American workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a key part of its strategy for controlling the spread of the coronavirus. District Judge _...Read More_

Much of the imagery and language of the marches has been transported directly from far-right groups in the US – and it is posing a serious threat to Australian democracy.

"Thousands demonstrate for and against vaccine mandates in a country with one of the world’s highest inoculation rates."

Many countries have made inoculation mandatory for at least some of their citizens, with penalties for those who do not get jabbed.

"A consistent civil libertarian not only can, but should, support vaccine requirements as a condition of certain kinds of participation in public life."

>"The Texas governor appears more worried about losing his primary than saving the lives of his constituents."